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(43) Date of publication: 25.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/09 (21) Application number: 02736557.6 (22) Date of filing: 08.04.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65D 43/02 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/011070 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/083516 (24.10.2002 Gazette 2002/43)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 13.04.2001 US 835100 (71) Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Atlanta, GA 30313 (US)	(72) Inventors: OAKES, Shawn, A. Ripon, WI 54971 (US) ST. GERMAIN, Freida Mableton, GA 30126 (US) (74) Representative: Jackson, Robert Patrick  Frank B. Dehn & Co.,European Patent Attorneys,179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)